Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
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since 1 April 2016 | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Residence | Garden House |
Appointer | Commonwealth Heads of Government |
Term length | Four years renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Arnold Smith |
Website | thecommonwealth |
The Commonwealth secretary-general is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central body which has served the Commonwealth of Nations since its establishment in 1965, and responsible for representing the Commonwealth publicly.[1] The Commonwealth secretary-general should not be confused with the head of the Commonwealth.